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GATE.

No. 255,498. Patented Mar. 28,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL S. DUBBON, OF JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDWALTER A. PIERS, OF SAME PLACE.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,498, dated March28, 1882, Application filed August 5, 1881. (ModeL) v To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. DURBON, of Junction City,in the county ofDavis and State of Kansas, have. invented a new and useful Improvementin Gates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive metallicbarbed-wire gate the wires of which shall be self-tightening, and toprovide novel and efficient means for opening the gate from either sideand for locking the same when closed.

The invention consists principally of a rod or bar for attaching thegate to the post, so bentas to furnish a backward incline or draw forthe wires when the gate is closed, the bent rod serving as the hinge ofthe gate; of a wire gate having a brace reaching from the lowerrear'corner to the upperforward corner,in combination with the bentvertical rod or bar; of two levers and a lifting-loop pivoted to thepost, the short arms of the levers being connected together and to thelifting-loop, all for opening and locking the gate.

The invention further consists in the constructioii and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improvedgate. Fig. 2 is a detail, showing the locking and opening 1evers. Fig. 3is a side view of thelocking-post, showing the opening and lockingmechanism. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the gate, taken on the linemocof Fig. 1; and Fig.5 is afront edge view of the gate.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the bent rod or bar, the upper and lower ends of which areturned outward and enter the post B, as shown. One end of each of thebarbed wiresc 0 is wrapped around this rod at the bends, and is adaptedto slide slightly upon the rods when the gate is opened and closed. Theforward ends of the wires 0 c are secured in the upright piece 0, whichis braced by the diagonal rod D, which reaches from the upper end of thebar 0 to the lower end of the bent rod A, and the short brace E, whichreaches from about'the center of the uprightC to the diagonal brace D.The lower.

end of the diagonal braceD is formed into the eye d, which surrounds therod A, and between this eye and the lower bend of the rod A is placedthe coiled spring j, which causes the rear end of the gate to moveupward upon the rod A when the gate is opened. The rear ends of thebarbed wires are tied together by the stiff wire 6, which is loopedaround them all, so that when the gate is opened all of the Wires willbe caused to slide upon the bent 6o rod; and to prevent bending ordisplacement of the red A from the weight of the gate, I provide thewires g g, which are wrapped around the rod atdifterent points in itslength and secured to the postB in any suitable manner.

The upright O is preferably triangular in. form, and in the gutter ofit, which faces the post B, is secured the rod F, which isformed intothe horizontal loop f, which, when the gate is closed, fits over thestaple h in the top of the post B; and near the lower end of the uprightG is formed the lug or projection c,

' which rests upon the yoke H, which is hinged to the post B a shortdistance above the inclined rods 6 i. The lower end of the gate, whenclosed, rests between these rods ii and upon the yoke. The yoke H isattached by the wire j to the short end of the bent lever K, which ispivoted to the face of the post B. This lever is bent at its upper endso as to enter the staple it over the loop f, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,for fastening the gate. The short arm of the lever K is attached to theshort arm of the hand-leverJ, which is secured 8 in staples to theoutside of the post, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that when thehand-lever J is brought forcibly to the position shown in Fig.3 thelever K will be thrown back, releasing the gate at the top, and at thesame time raise the gate from between the rods i 6, thus opening thegate quickly and easily. The lever K serves the purposes of thehand-lever J when it is desired to open the gate from the opposite sidefrom that just described. 5

When the gate is closed its weight compresses the spring f and the wiresof the gate slide down the inclines of the bent-rod A,and they are inthis manner kept taut.

Having thus described myinventioh, Iclaim o:-

as new and desire to secure by Letters Paten t- 1. In a gate, the wires0 0, having their rear ends attached to the bent rod A, which is securedto the post B, whereby the wires are selftightening, substantially asdescribed.

2. The gate herein shown and described, consisting" of the wires 0 c,the bent rod A, the upright U, and the braces D and E, the brace D beingsupported upon the springf, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

3. The upright 0, provided with the loopf, and the projection c, incombination with the yoke H and levers J and K, the short arms of thelevers being connected together and to the yoke, substantially as andfor the purposes set I 5 forth.

4. The lever K, pivoted to the face of the post 13, and having its upperend bent into a hook and adapted to enter the loop h for locking thegate, in combination with hand-lever 20 J, secured to the side of thepost, the short arms of the said levers being connected together foropening and locking the gate from either side, substantially as setforth.

SAMUEL S. DURBON. Witnesses:

MARTIN MULLINS, H. H. MEAD.

